Valle Mocho was an overnight stop for droves of horses taken south on La Vereda del Monte by mesteñeros and the horse gangs of Joaquin Murrieta. According to Frank F. Latta, the Valle de Mocho was named after the Murrieta gang member in charge of their station in the valley, Avalino Martínez. Martinez was known by his nickname, "Mocho" (meaning cut off or short) for his diminutive four feet, four inch, stature. The Arroyo Mocho and the nearby peak Mount Mocho were also named after him.[2]: 431
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^U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Blackbird Valley
^Frank F. Latta, JOAQUIN MURRIETA AND HIS HORSE GANGS, Bear State Books, Santa Cruz, California. 1980.
blackbird, valley, earlier, known, valle, mocho, valley, south, mount, mocho, diablo, range, santa, clara, county, california, lies, elevation, foot, meters, history, editvalle, mocho, overnight, stop, droves, horses, taken, south, vereda, monte, mesteñeros, h. Blackbird Valley earlier known as Valle de Mocho is a valley south of Mount Mocho in the Diablo Range in Santa Clara County California It lies at an elevation of 2 552 foot 778 meters 1 History editValle Mocho was an overnight stop for droves of horses taken south on La Vereda del Monte by mesteneros and the horse gangs of Joaquin Murrieta According to Frank F Latta the Valle de Mocho was named after the Murrieta gang member in charge of their station in the valley Avalino Martinez Martinez was known by his nickname Mocho meaning cut off or short for his diminutive four feet four inch stature The Arroyo Mocho and the nearby peak Mount Mocho were also named after him 2 431 References edit U S Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System Blackbird Valley Frank F Latta JOAQUIN MURRIETA AND HIS HORSE GANGS Bear State Books Santa Cruz California 1980 37 26 31 N 121 31 11 W 37 44194 N 121 51972 W 37 44194 121 51972 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Blackbird Valley amp oldid 886633195, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
